Team News Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella started off against Bosnia last time out in a 3-5-2 formation but, for the second-half he switched to 4-3-3 and is likely to start with that line-up.

Maxi Rodríguez could come into midfield, ahead of Fernando Gago.

Iran, meanwhile, began their 2014 World Cup campaign with a 0-0 draw against Nigeria are are likely to be unchanged against Argentina.

Match Notes Argentina can guarantee their passage into the knockout stages of the World Cup with a victory over Iran in Belo Horizonte.

Lionel Messi was the inspiration behind Argentina's win over Bosnia and Herzegovina but it is hard to see Iran cause as many problems for one of the tournament favourites, even though they got a draw from their opening game, against Nigeria.

Stat of the game: Argentina have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last three World Cup games. The last time they failed to do so in four successive matches was in 1982 and 1986.